Missions Updates

Dear Friends,

Thank you for your continued, faithful support of SOS! Because of you, we are able to impact the people of Kubamitwe and beyond with the Gospel of Jesus Christ! 

It is our passion to show forth the glories of Jesus Christ and one of the most powerful ways that we do this is through our SOS Medical Center. Through the provision of our quality and professional health services we are able to show forth God’s love in really practical ways. It’s amazing how the Lord is using this ministry to save lives, love people, and advance God’s Kingdom. Here is a little video to provide a small taste of what God is doing.

LOCAL VILLAGER TEST

The western world is far removed from the sufferings of most of the world. It is hard for most to imagine what it would be like to grow up without electricity, running water, or modern electronics. However, most people on this side of the globe are still cooking over firewood, living in mud thatched homes, and going to the bathroom over an open hole. But even far worse than these unthinkables is what takes place in the name of healthcare around the world. So here is a 5 question test for each of you to try to understand the horrific conditions of people living on the other side of the world.

1. What would you do if you were deathly sick and had no money and no access to any quality health services?
2. What would you do if you were 9 months pregnant and the hospital was 40 miles away from your home and you had no means of transportation? 
3. What would you do if you had very limited resources, and everywhere you went doctors were taking your money without providing real solutions?
4. What would you do if your child was sick and needed a serious operation that costs $10,000 and you only made $1,200 in a year?
5. What would you do if you were taken to a government hospital that had no blood bank, no IVs, no medical supplies, and no legitimate medical professionals, but you are writhing in pain?

Your answers to these questions are the same as our community; you would stay home, suffer, and pray for God’s healing. But when our neighbors don't find healing, they turn to local herbs and even witchcraft. It is no wonder as to why people die so young on this side of the world.

But for those living in the village of Kubamitwe, all they need to do is to come to the SOS Medical Center. And this is why we are seeing over 70 patients a day from all over the district. Each patient is given first class analysis and treatment for approximately $2 a day. Whether one is Muslim, Catholic, Christian, or not religious at all, everyone is willing to receive love through SOS’s Medical Center. 

It’s hard to imagine how incredible the gift of affordable healthcare is for the average Ugandan. However, this ministry is one of our lowest funded ministries of SOS. Would you be willing to help us care for our community? There are real lives suffering on the other side of the world that you can help! Please consider giving monthly to help. Click the button below, and designate your gift to the “Medical Center Ministry” fund.

GASTROSCHISIS CURED!

What is so exciting about SOS Ministries at this stage is that ministry happens everyday even without my involvement! This was made most evident on one Sunday morning as a new visitor was appreciating me for helping their child. I thought to myself, “I wonder what I did?” After the service this sweet and grateful mom rushed to the front of the church with this picture of her 4 year-old daughter’s intestines outside her stomach. She had suffered from a rare (.01%-.05% of babies) medical condition called Gastroschisis, whereby the intestines develop outside the body, protruding through a hole in the abdominal wall. In a developed country this defect is detected through ultrasound imagining and given surgical intervention soon after birth. SOS engaged this child at four years old. After our medical team detected the issue, we engaged doctors in Kampala to fix the problem. SOS covered the medical bills. This is just one of the many ways SOS is impacting lives here in Uganda.

PRAYER REQUESTS:

1. That God will use our staff to wisely, lovingly and powerfully present the gospel to our patients.
2. That God would provide faithful and loving donors to help support the care of our people. 
3. That God will give our medical team remarkable wisdom as they treat the hurting people of our community.
4. That God will continue to build up our medical team spiritually.
5. That God will establish a  loving, Christ-exalting,  professional medical team that can serve together for a long time.

For the King and His Kingdom, 

Shannon Hurley

Founder, Sufficiency of Scripture Ministries